MSNBC Brags About Moving To the Right

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Jeff Cohen, Park Center for Independent Media-Ithaca College//Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (F.A.I.R.)/Roots Action/Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media joins Thom. There's a report in Politico about how MSNBC is now trying to move away from its liberal "lean forward" image. Why do you think this is? Is it because of ratings or because MSNBC's corporate owners are threatened by legitimately progressive politics?